BBC World Service - Newsday

Lebanon in mourning after massive Beirut blast

Explosion in the port area of the city leaves at least 78 people dead

A new study finds low transmission rates between students in Australia

The WHO warns that coronavirus is circulating 'intensely' in India

Peru has the second-highest rate of infection in the whole of South America, after Brazil

Documents from whistle-blower suggest three times as many deaths as previously announced

BBC Persian finds actual death rate is nearly triple what Iran's government has claimed

We get a vivid picture from an emergency room in Atlanta Georgia

Local media say the Hong Kong government may announce a postponement to the elections

Some candidates have been barred from forthcoming elections

There are over 80 outbreaks in care homes in the state of Victoria